The Victorian government looks set to pass a strict law against conversion practices that seek to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, with fines of up to $10,000 or 10 years imprisonment.Survivors and equal rights organisations have welcomed the proposed law as “powerful” and “better than any Bill in Australia” to date.The Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020 was introduced in Parliament on Wednesday.
The law is likely to pass early next year as there aren’t enough sitting weeks left this year.The proposed law that promises to be “survivor led and trauma informed” will empower the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) to look into and investigate reports about.
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